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RESET :: The Winter Retreat Review

Detox, Restore, Reset.

We were delighted to welcome Libby Limon back to Sheffield for RESET - our Winter Retreat, this time hosted at The Mowbray for a gorgeous day dedicating to detoxing, restoring and resetting - ready to take on the New Year.

A bright a blustery winters morning on Mowbray Street, we welcomed our guests in to lay their mats in cosy, candle lit surroundings with a short into from Libby.

Libby’s approach to health and wellbeing is one of balance and suitable for everyone, she focuses on what you can do eat and do, rather than faddy restrictive diets. Her yoga style is rhythmic and breath focused, flowing continuously between asanas, paying attention to alignment.

Vinyasa Flow

Libby began her carefully curated a program, specifically designed to for any ability to ‘Detox and Restore’. We starting with a 90 minute vinyasa flow, stimulating your body’s own detoxifications systems to ‘seat and twist’ it out.

Mid Morning Break & Snacks

We took a short break to indulge in some delicious mid morning snacks, freshly baked by The Mowbray Kitchen to restore our guests, ready for their Yoga Nidra relaxation session.

Turmeric & Almond Milk Lattes

Libby's Protein Banana Bread

Banana & Coconut Cookies

Yoga Nidra

Part two was a super relaxing Yoga Nidra session. This combines a more gentle practice with meditation to totally relax your mind and body. The ultimate Sunday wind down, ready for a super tasty lunch.

Lunch & Chat with Libby

Libby and The Mowbray Kitchen collaborated on a divine lunch menu, utilising Libby’s expert knowledge in the field of nutrition and The Mowbray Kitchen’s excellent knowledge of flavour to create a super nourishing and extremely tasty plant based feast. Tables set and candle lit, Libby gave a little into on nutrition by Libby.

Green Allium Soup with Lemon Oil and Fresh Spring Onions

Mowbray Made Wholegrain Wheat & Rye Bread (contains gluten)

Chargrilled Broccoli with Pickled Fennel and Miso Soya Yoghurt Dressing

Roast Cauliflower tossed with Shredded Raw Kale and Toasted Almonds

Warm Spiced Beans, Chickpeas and Lentils with Fresh Spinach

Pud

Blackberry and Coconut Chia Pudding with Fresh Berries and Toasted Coconut

Goodies & Goodbye’s

Post delightful lunch times and a little chit chat with our guests, it was time to say goodbye to our nourished and restored guests armed with the most magnificent goodies from some really great brands with emphasis on wellbeing and nutrition.

KIND

Creators of super tasty whole nut and fruit bars perfect little snakette on the go! Each bar is made out of whole, all natural ingredients and has 12g of protein. 8 grams of protein comes directly from peanuts, making it the perfect post exercise and getting through the day!

Livia’s Kitchen

Specialist creators of super luxe Gluten free and Vegan indulgent snacks! The very kindly sent us their Raw Millionaires Shortbread. A simple oat base, covered with a gooey date filling, topped with a thin layer of delicious raw, organic dark chocolate - totally delicious!

Clear Springs Organics

Ethically & sustainably sourced Vegetarian & Vegan products using the finest organic ingredients. Made using Clearspring’s very own Japanese Organic Matcha giving it a very vibrant green colour and a slightly sweet, earthy & smooth flavour. The Matcha & Lemon Apple Cider Vinegar is fantastic with some warm water and apple juice for a soothing morning drink.

The Brow Project

Our lovely Neepsend neighbours - The Brow Project contributed a great 10% off treatments vouchers to our goodie bag. Go and treat yourself!

Your Fifty Minutes

Fifty:Minutes offers time for you to talk with someone qualified to help so that you can understand yourself a little better, making those challenges a little easier.

Equinox Kombucha

Deliciously simple and nourishing drinks made using three simple ingredients; green tea, spring water, cane sugar. Made in Hebden Bridge!

Plenish Drinks

Plenish is an award-winning plant-powered drinks brand that’s on a mission to fuel a healthier world. They supplied us with the tastiest plant protein shake with cashews, dates and cinnamon. YUM!

Thanks You’s!

Thank you to everyone who joined us. It was a total pleasure to host and we loved seeing new and familiar faces!

Huge thank you to Libby for joining us from London for another sold out Wellness Retreat. Read more about Libby’s practice and top nutritional tips - here.

We’d like to thank Polly for for being our resident Retreat snapper, beautifully documenting the day at The Mowbray!

An absolutely massive thank you to our goodie bag contributors, you made everyone feel totally wonderful and spoilt!

Workplace Wellness

Interesting in booking us for a private wellness workshop? Investing in wellbeing for your company is a win win. Not only does it fulfil corporate responsibility, it is proven to improve your bottom line by reducing sick days and increasing productivity. The Mowbray offer curated wellness workshops ideal for company away days and team building.

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Photography :: Polly A Baldwin

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